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en-usPhys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.UAE announces pan-Arab body for space programmeEleven Arab states including Saudi Arabia, Algeria and Morocco on Tuesday signed on to the first regional team to cooperate on a space programme, the UAE said.https://phys.org/news/2019-03-uae-pan-arab-body-space-programme.html
Space Exploration Tue, 19 Mar 2019 10:06:50 EDTnews472208804Dormant viruses activate during spaceflightHerpes viruses reactivate in more than half of crew aboard Space Shuttle and International Space Station missions, according to NASA research published in Frontiers in Microbiology. While only a small proportion develop symptoms, virus reactivation rates increase with spaceflight duration and could present a significant health risk on missions to Mars and beyond.https://phys.org/news/2019-03-dormant-viruses-spaceflight.html
Cell & Microbiology Fri, 15 Mar 2019 17:45:51 EDTnews471890727Floating ideas for an airlock near the MoonAssembly of a new habitable structure near the moon, known as the Gateway, is scheduled to begin in 2023. The international project will allow humans to explore farther than ever before and it brings new opportunities for European design in space.https://phys.org/news/2019-03-ideas-airlock-moon.html
Space Exploration Thu, 14 Mar 2019 07:21:32 EDTnews471766887SpaceX crew capsule ends test flight with ocean splashdownSpaceX's swanky new crew capsule returned from the International Space Station to an old-fashioned splashdown in the Atlantic on Friday, successfully ending a test flight that could lead to astronaut rides later this year.https://phys.org/news/2019-03-spacex-crew-capsule-flight-ocean.html
Space Exploration Fri, 08 Mar 2019 14:19:32 EDTnews471277165SpaceX capsule back on Earth, paving way for new manned US flightsSpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean on Friday, completing a NASA demonstration mission that paves the way for the resumption of manned space flights from the US.https://phys.org/news/2019-03-spacex-dragon-capsule-splashes-atlantic.html
Space Exploration Fri, 08 Mar 2019 09:17:54 EDTnews471259068Scientists tackle major challenges to sending astronauts to search for life on MarsAn international team of researchers, which includes scientists from McMaster's School of Geography & Earth Sciences, NASA, and others, is tackling one of the biggest problems of space travel to Mars: what happens when we get there?https://phys.org/news/2019-03-scientists-tackle-major-astronauts-life.html
Astrobiology Wed, 06 Mar 2019 10:52:06 EDTnews471091912Milestone: Capsule with dummy aboard docks at space station (Update)A sleek new American-built capsule with just a test dummy aboard docked smoothly with the International Space Station on Sunday, bringing the U.S. a big step closer to getting back in the business of launching astronauts.https://phys.org/news/2019-03-milestone-capsule-dummy-aboard-docks.html
Space Exploration Sun, 03 Mar 2019 13:11:06 EDTnews470841060SpaceX debuts new crew capsule in crucial test flightSpaceX closes in on human spaceflight with this weekend's debut of a new capsule designed for astronauts.https://phys.org/news/2019-02-spacex-debuts-crew-capsule-crucial.html
Space Exploration Thu, 28 Feb 2019 14:12:54 EDTnews470585537Studying how time is perceived in spaceEinstein predicted that time slows down the faster you travel and the time-dilation hypothesis has since been proven by flying atomic clocks on aircraft.https://phys.org/news/2019-02-space_1.html
Space Exploration Wed, 27 Feb 2019 09:50:51 EDTnews470483445UAE says its first astronaut going into space in SeptemberThe first astronaut from the United Arab Emirates will blast off into space on Sept. 25 on a trip to the International Space Station, authorities announced Monday.https://phys.org/news/2019-02-uae-astronaut-space-september.html
Space Exploration Mon, 25 Feb 2019 09:06:22 EDTnews470307978Astronauts optimistic for ISS launch after botched flightRussian cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin and US astronaut Nick Hague said Thursday they were ready to head into space again next month after their last launch ended in failure.https://phys.org/news/2019-02-astronauts-optimistic-iss-botched-flight.html
Space Exploration Thu, 21 Feb 2019 10:18:33 EDTnews469966707Image: From Earth with love"Valentine's Day has struck again," tweeted ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet when he posted this image of a heart-shaped lake in Mongolia. Thomas took this image from the International Space Station during his Proxima mission in 2017.https://phys.org/news/2019-02-image-earth.html
Space Exploration Wed, 13 Feb 2019 07:20:01 EDTnews469264025Decision making in spaceAn academic at Royal Holloway has conducted research to see how people make decisions in space with zero gravity and the results prove this little-known area needs to be addressed.https://phys.org/news/2019-02-decision-space.html
Space Exploration Fri, 08 Feb 2019 09:30:19 EDTnews468838753NASA, SpaceX aim for March test of first new astronaut capsuleNASA and SpaceX are now aiming for a March debut of the first capsule from a private company designed to fly astronauts to the International Space Station.https://phys.org/news/2019-02-nasa-spacex-aim-astronaut-capsule.html
Space Exploration Wed, 06 Feb 2019 15:17:10 EDTnews468688619Moving on the moonEurope is preparing to go forward to the moon, but how will astronauts move once they get there? Despite the Apollo missions, little is known about what lunar gravity may mean for our bodies. ESA's space medicine team is working to find out through a series of studies.https://phys.org/news/2019-01-moon.html
Space Exploration Thu, 24 Jan 2019 11:30:02 EDTnews467551249Prolonged spaceflight could weaken astronauts' immune systemsNASA hopes to send humans to Mars by 2030 on a round-trip mission that could take up to three years—far longer than any human has ever traveled in space. Such long-term spaceflights could adversely affect certain cells in the immune systems of astronauts, according to a new study led by University of Arizona researchers.https://phys.org/news/2019-01-prolonged-spaceflight-weaken-astronauts-immune.html
Space Exploration Thu, 24 Jan 2019 02:59:33 EDTnews467521163NASA replaces astronaut on Boeing's 1st crew launchNASA has replaced an astronaut assigned to Boeing's first launch with a crew.https://phys.org/news/2019-01-nasa-astronaut-boeing-crew.html
Space Exploration Wed, 23 Jan 2019 11:50:10 EDTnews467466603Chang'e 4: Why the moon's far side looks red in new imagesThe first ever images taken from the surface of the far side of the moon have been released following the Chinese National Space Administration's (CNSA) successful landing there. The lander Chang'e 4 and rover Yutu 2 follow from Chang'e 3 and the original Yutu rover that were deployed on the moon's near side in 2013.https://phys.org/news/2019-01-moon-side-red-images.html
Space Exploration Thu, 10 Jan 2019 09:10:01 EDTnews466332294Buchli, Kavandi selected for US Astronaut Hall of FameVeteran astronauts James Buchli and Janet Kavandi have been selected for induction into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame.https://phys.org/news/2019-01-buchli-kavandi-astronaut-hall-fame.html
Space Exploration Thu, 03 Jan 2019 15:29:14 EDTnews465751747An astronaut returns to EarthESA astronaut Alexander Gerst will return to Earth alongside NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor and Russian cosmonaut Sergei Prokopiev on 20 December. After more than six months living and working on the International Space Station, their Soyuz is expected to touch down in Kazakhstan at around 05:06 GMT (06:06 CET).https://phys.org/news/2018-12-astronaut-earth.html
Space Exploration Thu, 13 Dec 2018 10:11:45 EDTnews463918292Russian spacewalkers take sample of mystery hole at space stationUsing knives and shears, a pair of Russian spacewalkers Tuesday cut samples of material around a mysterious hole in a Soyuz spacecraft docked on the International Space Station that a Moscow official suggested could have been deliberate sabotage.https://phys.org/news/2018-12-russian-spacewalkers-sample-mystery-hole.html
Space Exploration Wed, 12 Dec 2018 02:12:20 EDTnews463803131Cosmonauts start spacewalk from ISS to examine mystery hole (Update)Russian cosmonauts began a spacewalk Tuesday to examine a mystery hole in a Soyuz spacecraft docked on the International Space Station that a Moscow official suggested could have been deliberate sabotage.https://phys.org/news/2018-12-cosmonauts-mystery-hole-iss-spacewalk.html
Space Exploration Tue, 11 Dec 2018 11:18:41 EDTnews463749495Can space help us understand our cells?Do astronauts' brains get bigger in space? The answer may be found in 10 small containers of human brain cells on board a SpaceX spacecraft that is scheduled for blast off Dec. 5 for a 16-month voyage to the International Space Station as part of joint project between UCLA and the NASA Ames Research Center.https://phys.org/news/2018-12-space-cells.html
Space Exploration Thu, 06 Dec 2018 09:06:55 EDTnews463309607Immune health in spaceWith a new crew arriving at the International Space Station, astronauts will be relieved to know that they won't have to worry about a major aspect of their immune system being compromised. While researchers know a lot about astronauts' skeletal and muscular health during spaceflight and when they return to Earth, much less is known about how spaceflight affects immunity. It has been generally thought, until now, that spaceflight has a detrimental impact on all aspects of the immune system.https://phys.org/news/2018-12-immune-health-space.html
Space Exploration Tue, 04 Dec 2018 15:31:10 EDTnews463159861Three astronauts safely aboard International Space Station (Update)Three astronauts who were launched into space aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft Monday entered the International Space Station nearly eight hours later, a relief to relatives and scientists months after a rocket failure aborted another mission.https://phys.org/news/2018-12-astronauts-safely-aboard-international-space.html
Space Exploration Mon, 03 Dec 2018 16:38:07 EDTnews463077481Three astronauts blast off to International Space StationThree astronauts have blasted off to the International Space Station, a successful launch that follows October's aborted mission.https://phys.org/news/2018-12-astronauts-blast-international-space-station.html
Space Exploration Mon, 03 Dec 2018 07:00:05 EDTnews463042797NASA chief says Elon Musk won't be smoking joints publicly againNASA chief Jim Bridenstine elaborated this week on the reasons why the US space agency launched a safety review of SpaceX and Boeing, which are building spaceships for astronauts, including their workplace culture and drug-free policies.https://phys.org/news/2018-11-nasa-chief-elon-musk-wont.html
Space Exploration Fri, 30 Nov 2018 13:19:15 EDTnews462806346Pangaea-X Moon baseThe technology-focused extension of the Pangaea geology field course, Pangaea-X, is in full swing this week on Lanzarote, part of the Canary Islands. The test campaign combines geology and space exploration with high-tech equipment to prepare humans for extra-terrestrial terrains.https://phys.org/news/2018-11-pangaea-x-moon-base.html
Space Exploration Wed, 21 Nov 2018 09:20:02 EDTnews462012412What happens to the brain in zero gravity?NASA has made a commitment to send humans to Mars by the 2030s. This is an ambitious goal when you think that a typical round trip will anywhere between three and six months and crews will be expected to stay on the red planet for up to two years before planetary alignment allows for the return journey home. It means that the astronauts have to live in reduced (micro) gravity for about three years – well beyond the current record of 438 continuous days in space held by the Russian cosmonaut Valery Polyakov.https://phys.org/news/2018-11-brain-gravity.html
Space Exploration Mon, 19 Nov 2018 10:49:49 EDTnews461846981Russia stages first Soyuz launch since accidentA Russian Soyuz rocket with a cargo vessel blasted off Friday in the first launch to the International Space Station (ISS) since a manned accident last month.https://phys.org/news/2018-11-russia-stages-soyuz-accident.html
Space Exploration Fri, 16 Nov 2018 15:23:00 EDTnews461604175